Adjustable foot holds for a skateboard

ABSTRACT

A skateboard, including a main body, a nose disposed at a first end of the main body, a tail disposed at a second end of the main body, a nose foot hold disposed near the nose, the nose foot hold including a nose adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to a top surface of the main body, and a nose foot holder attached to a second portion of the nose adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the nose adjustment plate, and a tail foot hold disposed near the tail, the tail foot hold including a tail adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to the top surface of the main body, and a tail foot holder attached to a second portion of the tail adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the tail adjustment plate.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims the benefit of, and incorporates by reference, U.S. provisional patent application Ser. No. 62/685,294, entitled “Adjustable Foot Holds For A Skateboard,” which was filed on Jun. 15, 2018.

BACKGROUND 1. Field

The present general inventive concept relates generally to a skateboard, and specifically, to adjustable foot holds for a skateboard.

2. Description of the Related Art

When pursuing the hobby of skateboarding, properly learning the methods such as balancing, rolling, pushing, stopping, turning, and jumping must be mastered before advancing to performing tricks. Practice is very important when it comes to getting to know new skateboard maneuvers and finding ways to achieve them can be difficult when building confidence in skills.

Therefore, there is a need for a skateboard that allows novice users to learn how to skate properly.

SUMMARY

The present general inventive concept provides adjustable foot holds for a skateboard.

Additional features and utilities of the present general inventive concept will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the general inventive concept.

The foregoing and/or other features and utilities of the present general inventive concept may be achieved by providing a skateboard, including a main body, a nose disposed at a first end of the main body, a tail disposed at a second end of the main body, a nose foot hold disposed near the nose, the nose foot hold including a nose adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to a top surface of the main body, and a nose foot holder attached to a second portion of the nose adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the nose adjustment plate, and a tail foot hold disposed near the tail, the tail foot hold including a tail adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to the top surface of the main body, and a tail foot holder attached to a second portion of the tail adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the tail adjustment plate.

The second portion of the nose adjustment plate may include a plurality of nose foot holder adjustment holes to receive a pin therein to allow the nose foot holder to be adjustably attached to the second portion of the nose adjustment plate.

The first portion of nose adjustment plate may include a plurality of notches to receive a plurality of screws to allow the nose adjustment plate to be rotatably adjustable on the main body.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

These and/or other features and utilities of the present generally inventive concept will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

FIG. 1 illustrates side angled perspective view of a skateboard, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

FIG. 2 illustrates top perspective view of a skateboard, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

FIG. 3A illustrates an angled perspective view of a tail foot hold, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept;

FIG. 3B illustrates a rear perspective view of a tail foot hold, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept; and

FIG. 3C illustrates a rear perspective view of a tail adjustment plate, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Various example embodiments (a.k.a., exemplary embodiments) will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings in which some example embodiments are illustrated. In the figures, the thicknesses of lines, layers and/or regions may be exaggerated for clarity.

Accordingly, while example embodiments are capable of various modifications and alternative forms, embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the figures and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that there is no intent to limit example embodiments to the particular forms disclosed, but on the contrary, example embodiments are to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the scope of the disclosure. Like numbers refer to like/similar elements throughout the detailed description.

It is understood that when an element is referred to as being “connected” or “coupled” to another element, it can be directly connected or coupled to the other element or intervening elements may be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being “directly connected” or “directly coupled” to another element, there are no intervening elements present. Other words used to describe the relationship between elements should be interpreted in a like fashion (e.g., “between” versus “directly between,” “adjacent” versus “directly adjacent,” etc.).

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of example embodiments. As used herein, the singular forms “a,” “an” and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It will be further understood that the terms “comprises,” “comprising,” “includes” and/or “including,” when used herein, specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, elements and/or components, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, elements, components and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which example embodiments belong. It will be further understood that terms, e.g., those defined in commonly used dictionaries, should be interpreted as having a meaning that is consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant art. However, should the present disclosure give a specific meaning to a term deviating from a meaning commonly understood by one of ordinary skill, this meaning is to be taken into account in the specific context this definition is given herein.

FIG. 1 illustrates side angled perspective view of a skateboard 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG. 2 illustrates top perspective view of the skateboard 10, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the skateboard 10 may include a main body 11, a nose 12, a tail 13, a first set of front wheels 14, a second set of rear wheels 15, a nose foot hold 20, and a tail foot hold 30.

The main body 11 may be a skateboard deck, a surfboard deck, a snowboard deck, or any other type of board that a user may ride.

The nose 12 may be disposed at a front portion of the main body 11, and may be angled upward slightly to allow the tail 13 to lift upwards when the nose 12 is stepped on by the user.

The tail 13 may be disposed at a rear portion of the main body 11 opposite the front portion of the main body 11, and may be angled upward slightly to allow the nose 12 to lift upwards when the tail 13 is stepped on by the user.

The first set of front wheels 14 may be attached to a bottom surface of the main body 11 via first trucks 16.

The second set of rear wheels 15 may be attached to the bottom surface of the main body 11 via second trucks 17.

The first set of front wheels 14, the second set of rear wheels 15, the first trucks 16, and the second trucks 17 may be optional when the main body 11 is a skateboard, but may be omitted when the main body 11 is a surfboard deck.

The nose foot hold 20 may be disposed at and/or near the nose 12 of the main body 11, and may include a nose adjustment plate 21 and a nose foot holder 22.

The nose adjustment plate 21 may include a plurality of notches 23 and a plurality of screws 24. The plurality of notches 23 may be disposed around a circumference of a portion of the nose adjustment plate 21 that contacts a top surface of the main body 11.

As such, the plurality of notches 23 may allow the nose foot hold 20 to rotate on the top surface of the main body 11, to adjust based on the user's preference. The plurality of screws 24 may allow the nose adjustment plate 21 to be secured firmly to the top surface of the main body 11.

The nose foot holder 22 may be disposed at a top portion of the nose adjustment plate 21, such that a front foot of the user may be inserted between the nose foot holder 22 and the nose adjustment plate 21 to facilitate the user's attempts to ollie (i.e., jump with the skateboard 10).

The nose foot holder 22 may be constructed from injection-molded plastic, rubber, metal, wood, but is not limited thereto.

The nose adjustment plate 21 may include a plurality of nose foot holder adjustment holes 24 and a nose foot holder stabilizing groove 25. The plurality of nose foot holder adjustment holes 24 may be utilized to allow the nose foot holder 22 to be angled according to the user's preferences. The nose foot holder stabilizing groove 25 may be disposed vertically on a back portion of the nose adjustment plate 21 to ensure that the nose foot holder 22 remains firmly attached to the nose adjustment plate 21. The plurality of nose foot holder adjustment holes 24 may be disposed on the nose adjustment plate 21 with respect to left and right sides of the nose foot holder stabilizing groove 25.

As such, the nose adjustment plate 21 may have a first portion to attach to a top surface of the main body 11, and the nose foot holder 22 may be attached to a second portion of the nose adjustment plate 21 that is perpendicular to the first portion of the nose adjustment plate 21.

The nose foot hold 20 may be smaller than the tail foot hold 30, or may be a same size as the tail foot hold 30.

FIG. 3A illustrates an angled perspective view of a tail foot hold 30, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG. 3B illustrates a rear perspective view of the tail foot hold 30, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

FIG. 3C illustrates a rear perspective view of a tail adjustment plate 31, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present general inventive concept.

Referring to FIGS. 1 through 3C, the tail foot hold 30 may be disposed at and/or near the tail 13 of the main body 11, and may include a tail adjustment plate 31 and a tail foot holder 32.

The tail adjustment plate 31 may include a plurality of notches 33 and a plurality of screws 34. The plurality of notches 33 may be disposed around a circumference of a portion of the tail adjustment plate 31 that contacts the top surface of the main body 11.

As such, the plurality of notches 33 may allow the tail foot hold 30 to rotate on the top surface of the main body 11, to adjust based on the user's preference. The plurality of screws 34 may allow the tail adjustment plate 31 to be secured firmly to the top surface of the main body 11.

The tail foot holder 32 may be disposed at a top portion of the tail adjustment plate 31, such that a rear foot of the user may be inserted between the tail foot holder 32 and the tail adjustment plate 31 to facilitate the user's attempts to ollie (i.e., jump with the skateboard 10).

The tail foot holder 32 may be constructed from injection-molded plastic, rubber, metal, wood, but is not limited thereto.

The tail adjustment plate 31 may include a plurality of tail foot holder adjustment holes 34 and a tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35. The plurality of tail foot holder adjustment holes 34 may be utilized to allow the tail foot holder 32 to be angled according to the user's preferences. The tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35 may be disposed vertically on a back portion of the tail adjustment plate 31 to ensure that the tail foot holder 32 remains firmly attached to the tail adjustment plate 31. The plurality of tail foot holder adjustment holes 34 may be disposed on the tail adjustment plate 31 with respect to left and right sides of the tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35.

Referring to FIG. 3B, the tail foot holder 32 may be attached to the tail adjustment plate 31 using a first pin 36 that is insertable into one of the plurality of tail foot holder adjustment holes 34 to the left of the tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35, and a second pin 38 that is insertable into another one of the plurality of tail foot holder adjustment holes 34 to the right of the tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35.

A stabilizing pin 38 may be inserted into the tail foot holder stabilizing groove 35 to ensure that the tail foot holder 32 is firmly attached to the tail adjustment plate 31.

As such, the tail adjustment plate 31 may have a first portion to attach to the top surface of the main body 11, and the tail foot holder 32 may be attached to a second portion of the tail adjustment plate 31 perpendicular to the first portion of the tail adjustment plate 31.

The nose foot holder 22 may be similarly attached to the nose adjustment plate 21 using same or similar components.

Although a few embodiments of the present general inventive concept have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the general inventive concept, the scope of which is defined in the appended claims and their equivalents. 

1. A skateboard, comprising: a main body; a nose disposed at a first end of the main body; a tail disposed at a second end of the main body; a nose foot hold disposed near the nose, the nose foot hold comprising: a nose adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to a top surface of the main body, and a nose foot holder attached to a second portion of the nose adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the nose adjustment plate; and a tail foot hold disposed near the tail, the tail foot hold comprising: a tail adjustment plate having a first portion to attach to the top surface of the main body, and a tail foot holder attached to a second portion of the tail adjustment plate perpendicular to the first portion of the tail adjustment plate.
 2. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the second portion of the nose adjustment plate comprises a plurality of nose foot holder adjustment holes to receive a pin therein to allow the nose foot holder to be adjustably attached to the second portion of the nose adjustment plate.
 3. The skateboard of claim 1, wherein the first portion of nose adjustment plate comprises a plurality of notches to receive a plurality of screws to allow the nose adjustment plate to be rotatably adjustable on the main body. 